প্রকাশ: 04/06/2022
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has called upon the
global community to share the burden of climate migrants' rehabilitation.
"Climate-induced displacement could lead to a global
security risk in today's interconnected world," he warned.
Bangladesh foreign minister was speaking at a roundtable on
"Environment of Peace: Securing a just and peaceful transition in a new
era of risk", organized by the Stockholm International Peace Research
Institute (SIPRI) on the sidelines of the Stokholm+50 international meeting in
Sweden on Friday, a foreign ministry press release said here today.
Momen said that the international community is not doing
enough for millions of 'climate migrants' who often get subjected to various
forms of security risks and exploitations.
He emphasized the significance of creating global awareness
on the climate-security nexus and an enforcement mechanism to address the
challenges.
The foreign minister also held bilateral meeting with the
Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Matilda Ernkrans and
discussed on how to enhance cooperation on climate change, education and other
areas.
He urged the Swedish minister to put pressure on Myanmar for
bringing back the forcibly displaced Rohingyas with safety and dignity.
Momen also underlined that business-as-usual approach with
Myanmar will not make any progress.
He also met the UN Under-Secretary-General and United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Inger Andersen and
discussed on how to strengthen collaboration with UNEP on environmental and
climate issues.
Andersen applauded Bangladesh's successful responses to
climate change related challenges under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina.
She proposed to assist Bangladesh from Climate Technology
Fund, hosted by UNEP to address climate challenges.
Besides, Bangladesh foreign minister also spoke at a
Leadership Dialogue on "Achieving a sustainable and inclusive recovery
from the covid-19 pandemic".
At the dialogue, Dr Momen suggested overcoming the division
between technology and economic interests and strengthening international
cooperation for a sustainable and inclusive future for all irrespective of
ethnicity, religion, colour, gender and political divide.
He also recommended increasing investment in climate
adaptation, mitigation and resilience, changing food production and consumption
pattern and stopping natural habitat and biodiversity loss.
Momen was on a 3-day visit to Swedish capital Stockholm to
participate in the Stockholm+50 international meeting, convened to commemorate
the 50 years since the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment,
the release said.
- BSS
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